Bartender, American Bar

COME AND JOIN US . . .

We are currently seeking a confident, enthusiastic and passionate Bartender to join our American Bar team.

The on target earning potential for this role is £37,138 / per annum - comprising a base salary of £28,838, plus a qualified estimate of £8,300 in gratuities and service charge.
* As a member of the Gleneagles team, you will also enjoy a fantastic range of perks, benefits and rewards

One of the world’s most iconic luxury hotels and country retreats, Gleneagles has been making memories for a century. Crowned ‘Employer of the Year’ at the 2024 Cateys and Number One Resort in the UK & Ireland by readers of the Travel + Leisure for their 2025 World’s Best Awards, everything we do is about surpassing expectations and creating unrivalled adventures for our guests.

We’re devoted to making our people feel as valued as our guests. In this way, we strive to support the whole ‘you’ – not just the professional part but the personal part too. People join our team for all sorts of reasons. Some work here permanently to develop a career, some work seasonally, while others have a schedule to fit around their personal commitments.

However long you plan to stay with us and whatever hours you’d prefer to work, we’re open to flexible working requests and offer hours, shift patterns and contract @types to suit everyone.

Location;
Auchterarder, just off the A9. Gleneagles is also within easy reach of a number of Scottish towns and cities:
Edinburgh City Centre (1hr), Glasgow or Dundee (50mins), Stirling and Perth (25mins).

• You’ll consistently provide the highest standards of service, drinks preparation and bar organisation, always seeking to exceed our guests’ expectations
• Bringing a dynamic, warm and friendly service to our American Bar; from preparing wines, whisky and cocktails to pouring tea and coffee
• You’ll be delivering efficient service of drinks, providing a professional and memorable experience for all our guests
• Assisting guests with sharing your knowledge of classic cocktails, wines and spirits
• You’ll be meticulous in preparing drinks; accurately measuring, following recipes and making sure they’re presented immaculately
• Maintaining a clean and well‑organised bar area, including preparing fresh ingredients for service
• You’ll bring your creativity and contribute to the development of new drinks and offerings
• Proficiently up selling and encouraging other team members to do the same at every opportunity
• Interacting with our guests, always warm, professional, helpful and doing everything you can to exceed their expectations; playing your part in making their stay with us luxurious in every way

• You have extensive experience in high‑end bars, ideally within a luxury environment similar to our intimate, glamorous and decadent American Bar.
• Strong in technical bartending knowledge, you combine this with genuine passion for the craft and a commitment to exceptional service.
• Currently operating in a similar role, you understand luxury hospitality environments, and you always bring a positive, guest‑focused attitude
• You bring a fresh perspective to every interaction, recognising that while an issue may be familiar, for the guest it is often their first experience
• With a keen eye for detail, you also have excellent organisational skills, creativity, and a natural desire to exceed guest expectations
• You have a keen eye for detail, creative, an organised approach and willingness to exceed guest expectation
• Highly motivated and possessing an immense sense of pride in your work; you’re passionate about delivering the high standards for our guests in line with the…